Red Hat, Inc. is an American software company that provides open source software products to enterprises.
Since its foundation in 1995, Red Hat leadership has consisted of a president and CEO.
No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Role | Ref. |
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1 | Bob Young | 1995 | November 15, 1999 | President and CEO | |
2 | Matthew Szulik | November 15, 1999 | December 20, 2007 | President and CEO | [1] [2] [3] |
3 | Jim Whitehurst | December 20, 2007 | April 6, 2020 | President and CEO | [4] [5] |
4 | Paul Cormier | April 6, 2020 | July 12, 2022 | President and CEO | [6] [7] [8] |
5 | Matt Hicks | July 12, 2022 | Present | President and CEO | [9] [7] |
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